Liver cancer News

THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Popular cholesterol-lowering statins may also lower risk for liver cancer among people with hepatitis B, a new study shows. Hepatitis B, an inflammation of the liver due to the hepatitis B virus, is one of the...

SUNDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes is already linked to a number of complications, but emerging evidence suggests an increased risk of cancer can be added to that list. A new study found that women with diabetes had an 8 percent increase...

FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that biomarkers used to detect liver cancer in its early stages aren't doing a great job. In a study led by Dr. Anna S. Lok of the University of Michigan Medical School, researchers found t...

MONDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Even though they receive equal treatment, black patients with liver cancer have lower survival rates than patients of other races, a new U.S. study finds. Researchers analyzed data from 20,920 patients in the Su...

THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A protein switch called TAK1 helps prevent liver damage, including inflammation, fibrosis and cancer, according to a team of scientists from the United States and Japan. Learning more about how TAK1 works coul...

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A short strand of RNA (microRNA) may help doctors identify liver cancer patients who would benefit from treatment with interferon, say U.S. and Chinese researchers. "Interferon is an experimental therapeutic a...

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccination at birth against hepatitis B virus greatly reduces the risk of liver cancer in young adulthood, new research suggests. In a 20-year study that followed infants who were vaccinated against the liv...

TUESDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- A minimally invasive therapy that uses beads soaked with anti-cancer agents has been successful at halting liver tumors, according to new studies. Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) attacks liver tumors on ...